Synonyms of skunks

skunks 1 of 2

noun

variants also skunk

plural of skunk

as in dogs

a person whose behavior is offensive to others

he's nothing but a dirty, rotten skunk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dogs
• bastards
• clowns
• jerks
• rats
• snakes
• toads
• jokers
• varmints
• vermin
• reptiles
• creeps
• buggers
• idiots
• morons
• beasts
• brutes
• heels
• swine
• stinkers
• villains
• brats
• rotters
• buzzards
• blighters
• louses
• cads
• boors
• dirtbags
• scumbags
• nuisances
• bleeders
• pills
• slimes
• bounders
• finks
• hounds
• scums
• schmucks
• barbarians
• cretins
• louts
• sods
• sons of guns
• scuzzballs
• curs
• cruds
• fools
• stinkards
• slimeballs
• sleazeballs
• savages
• churls
• so-and-sos
• sleazebags
• slobs
• sleazes
• nerds
• crumbs
• nuts
• scoundrels
• rascals
• chuffs
• cavemen
• rat finks
• wretches
• rogues
• vulgarians
• scabs
• loudmouths
• pests
• lowlifes
• roughnecks
• Neanderthals
• imbeciles
• miscreants
• dolts
• boobies
• blockheads
• dopes
• scamps
• turkeys
• nincompoops
• goons
• ninnies
• snobs
• snots
• airheads
• jackasses
• dinks
• nitwits
• doofuses
• dorks
• birdbrains
• schmoes
• nits
• dweebs
• insolents
• snips
• half-wits
• snoots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• heroes
• gentlemen
• ladies
• role models
• angels
• heroines
• idols
• saints

skunks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of skunk

1

as in bombs

to defeat by a large margin

we ended up skunking them, as our goalie was able to prevent the other team from scoring a single goal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bombs
• masters
• whips
• creams
• dusts
• skins
• upsets
• smokes
• routs
• buries
• overcomes
• tops
• blows away
• beats
• smothers
• trims
• scores
• throws
• shellacs
• drubs
• waxes
• snows under
• whomps
• annihilates
• overwhelms
• clobbers
• wallops
• thrashes
• whops
• pastes
• whups
• beats the pants off
• tromps
• licks
• overbears
• flattens
• dispatches
• eats alive
• sweeps
• trounces
• wipes the floor with
• conquers
• caps
• succeeds
• runs circles around
• takes
• hurdles
• exceeds
• surpasses
• wins (against)
• destroys
• crushes
• prevails (over)
• slaughters
• vanquishes
• overmatches
• subdues
• knocks over
• edges (out)
• knocks off
• triumphs (over)
• eclipses
• bests
• overtops
• overpowers
• finishes
• surmounts
• subjugates
• betters
• noses out
• worsts
• outdistances
• transcends
• flourishes
• outfights
• outdoes
• excels
• outshines
• overthrows
• aces (out)
• outstrips
• sinks
• pips
• upends
• breaks
• does in

2

as in masters

to achieve a victory over

our football team consistently skunks our traditional rivals Thanksgiving after Thanksgiving

Synonyms & Similar Words

• masters
• defeats
• overcomes
• beats
• dispatches
• gets
• conquers
• overbears
• takes
• licks
• stops
• overmatches
• subdues
• wins (against)
• prevails (over)
• gets the better of
• worsts
• triumphs (over)
• surmounts
• bests
• trims
• gets around
• does down
• succeeds
• bombs
• scores
• knocks for a loop
• edges (out)
• slaughters
• upends
• finishes
• buries
• sweeps
• overwhelms
• creams
• crushes
• skins
• noses out
• shellacs
• drubs
• tops
• upsets
• routs
• smokes
• caps
• blows away
• blows out
• whips
• flourishes
• surpasses
• pips
• vanquishes
• exceeds
• knocks over
• snows under
• excels
• knocks off
• waxes
• annihilates
• clobbers
• wallops
• trounces
• thrashes
• outfights
• overtops
• eclipses
• overpowers
• subjugates
• betters
• outdistances
• transcends
• flattens
• unseats
• overthrows
• outdoes
• outshines
• aces (out)
• outstrips
• breaks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loses (to)
• goes down
• falls
• gives up
• goes under
• fails
• collapses
• folds
• flops
• washes out
• flunks

3

as in stings

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

unwilling to let suppliers skunk him, the restaurant owner inspected every shipment before signing off on it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stings
• cheats
• hustles
• plucks
• sticks
• squeezes
• suckers
• beats
• screws
• bleeds
• shorts
• tricks
• stiffs
• fleeces
• hoses
• does
• skins
• swindles
• cozens
• fools
• rips off
• rooks
• shakes down
• deceives
• cons
• victimizes
• gaffs
• bilks
• diddles
• thimblerigs
• euchres
• exploits
• chisels
• mulcts
• chouses
• fiddles
• reams
• defrauds
• takes to the cleaners
• nobbles
• shortchanges
• flimflams
• clips
• sells a bill of goods to
• gulls
• takes for a ride
• betrays
• wrenches
• does in
• bitches
• dupes
• milks
• gouges
• extorts
• nicks
• overcharges
• soaks
• ropes (in)
• bamboozles
• wrings
• wrests
• double-crosses
• fast-talks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of skunks

Noun

Rabies is spread by the bite or scratch of an infected animal, such as a groundhog, cat, fox, raccoon, skunk or bat. — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Although there are various ways to deal with skunks, one common product people often turn to is Pine-Sol. — The Spruce, 4 Aug. 2026

Rabies is more common in bats and skunks, who occasionally transfer the deadly infection to pets. — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 31 July 2026

Now the skunk is saying somebody else stinks, though the smell does lead to Infantino and this FFE plan. — Miami Herald, 30 July 2026

On Martha’s Vineyard, a low-lying fence with chicken wire is installed seasonally at the entrance of a key breeding site for oystercatchers and other seabirds and shorebirds, which has kept skunks and raccoons that eat their eggs off the beach. — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

Very Rivian also means yeti graphics on its vehicles, and Easter eggs like a frog and skunk underneath the washer fluid cover up front. — Greg Migliore, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Compared to skunks and coyotes, raccoons were the quickest to discover that tapping the left button would release food, with most of the eight raccoon subjects unlocking the puzzle within one or two attempts. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

After several weeks at the center, the skunks each reached their necessary weight, and organization officials decided the skunks were ready to return to their natural habitat. — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026